It was up £200 million between the end of 2022 and April this year.

The cost of the maintenance backlog in Scotland’s NHS has risen to more than £1.3 billion, figures show.

Data released following a freedom of information request from the Scottish Conservatives shows it would take £1.335 billion to clear the maintenance waiting list, according to the Scottish Government.

The figure, which comes from April this year so may now be even higher, is an increase from £1.1 billion at the end of 2022, according to a report by Audit Scotland.

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